Christopher G. Maher

73.3k total citations · 18 hit papers
722 papers, 42.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher G. Maher is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher G. Maher has authored 722 papers receiving a total of 42.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 530 papers in Pharmacology, 212 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 145 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Christopher G. Maher's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (529 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (212 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (144 papers). Christopher G. Maher is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (529 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (212 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (144 papers). Christopher G. Maher collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Christopher G. Maher's co-authors include Rob Herbert, Anne M. Moseley, Jane Latimer, Catherine Sherrington, James H. McAuley, Mark J. Hancock, Kathryn M. Refshauge, Mark R. Elkins, Manuela L. Ferreira and Steven J. Kamper and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Christopher G. Maher

689 papers receiving 40.9k citations

Hit Papers

Reliability of the PEDro ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2003 2016 2009 2018 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Reliability of the PEDro Scale for Rating Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials
    2003 3.8k citations Christopher G. Maher, Rob Herbert et al. profile →
  2. Non-specific low back pain
    2016 1.7k citations Christopher G. Maher, Rachelle Buchbinder et al. profile →
  3. Global Rating of Change Scales: A Review of Strengths and Weaknesses and Considerations for Design
    2009 999 citations Christopher G. Maher et al. profile →
  4. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview
    2018 971 citations Crystian B. Oliveira, Christopher G. Maher et al. European Spine Journal profile →
  5. An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care
    2010 963 citations Bart W. Koes, Chung‐Wei Christine Lin et al. European Spine Journal profile →
  6. Evidence for physiotherapy practice: A survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
    2002 716 citations Anne M. Moseley, Rob Herbert et al. profile →
  7. What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review
    2019 619 citations Christopher G. Maher et al. profile →
  8. 2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group
    2015 546 citations Christopher G. Maher et al. profile →
  9. Global Perceived Effect scales provided reliable assessments of health transition in people with musculoskeletal disorders, but ratings are strongly influenced by current status
    2010 451 citations Christopher G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock et al. profile →
  10. The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis
    2012 451 citations Christopher G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock et al. profile →
  11. Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study
    2008 438 citations Christopher G. Maher, Rob Herbert et al. profile →
  12. Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials
    2015 383 citations Gustavo C Machado, Christopher G. Maher et al. BMJ profile →
  13. Prevention of Low Back Pain
    2016 327 citations Christopher G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock et al. profile →
  14. Low back pain
    2018 326 citations Christopher G. Maher, Bart W. Koes et al. profile →
  15. The Epidemiology and Economic Consequences of Pain
    2015 324 citations Christopher G. Maher et al. profile →
  16. Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain
    2016 301 citations Christopher G. Maher, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa et al. profile →
  17. Core outcome measurement instruments for clinical trials in nonspecific low back pain
    2017 287 citations Rachelle Buchbinder, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa et al. profile →
  18. Core outcome domains for clinical trials in non-specific low back pain
    2015 274 citations Rachelle Buchbinder, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa et al. European Spine Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Christopher G. Maher 27.8k 11.0k 7.4k 6.7k 4.8k 722 42.5k
Maurits W. van Tulder 26.8k 1.0× 12.7k 1.2× 5.8k 0.8× 7.7k 1.1× 4.9k 1.0× 576 40.8k
Bart W. Koes 30.5k 1.1× 14.6k 1.3× 5.7k 0.8× 14.0k 2.1× 5.1k 1.1× 700 47.8k
Richard A. Deyo 27.8k 1.0× 21.4k 2.0× 5.3k 0.7× 19.5k 2.9× 2.5k 0.5× 405 66.2k
Johan W.S. Vlaeyen 25.2k 0.9× 3.9k 0.4× 11.4k 1.5× 2.8k 0.4× 2.3k 0.5× 430 35.3k
Raymond Ostelo 12.6k 0.5× 6.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.4× 4.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.4× 303 19.6k
Mark P. Jensen 18.7k 0.7× 5.3k 0.5× 8.8k 1.2× 5.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 685 39.3k
Lyn March 11.5k 0.4× 4.5k 0.4× 3.4k 0.5× 8.0k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 419 32.2k
Dennis C. Turk 21.2k 0.8× 3.5k 0.3× 10.8k 1.5× 2.9k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 394 35.5k
Fiona Blyth 11.6k 0.4× 4.0k 0.4× 3.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 322 23.0k
Peter Croft 12.1k 0.4× 3.1k 0.3× 4.5k 0.6× 7.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.3× 271 25.4k

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All Works

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Maher, Christopher G., Caitlin Jones, Jeffrey A. Linder, et al.. (2025). Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of Primary Care Physicians. JAMA Network Open. 8(11). e2542949–e2542949.
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Jones, Caitlin, Giovanni E Ferreira, Tammy Hoffmann, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of clinician-directed default nudges on reducing overuse of tests and treatments in healthcare: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Quality & Safety. bmjqs–2025. 1 indexed citations
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Maher, Christopher G., Giovanni E Ferreira, Gustavo C Machado, et al.. (2024). Clinical care standards for the management of low back pain: a scoping review. Rheumatology International. 44(7). 1197–1207. 4 indexed citations
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Mathieson, Stephanie, Alex Collie, Christopher G. Maher, et al.. (2024). Secular trends in gabapentinoid dispensing by compensated workers with low back pain: a retrospective cohort study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 81(5). 245–251. 2 indexed citations
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Hancock, Mark J., Sweekriti Sharma, Saurab Sharma, et al.. (2023). Low back pain of disc, sacroiliac joint, or facet joint origin: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review. EClinicalMedicine. 59. 101960–101960. 20 indexed citations
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Zadro, Joshua R, et al.. (2023). Global prevalence of hospital admissions for low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 13(4). e069517–e069517. 16 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Crystian B., Gustavo C Machado, Kirsten McCaffery, et al.. (2023). Process evaluation of the implementation of an evidence-based model of care for low back pain in Australian emergency departments. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 66. 102814–102814. 5 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Giovanni E, Joshua R Zadro, Caitlin Jones, et al.. (2023). General practitioners’ decision-making process to prescribe pain medicines for low back pain: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 13(10). e074380–e074380. 5 indexed citations
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O’Keeffe, Mary, Giovanni E Ferreira, Ian A. Harris, et al.. (2022). Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non‐specific low back pain: A randomized scenario‐based experiment. European Journal of Pain. 26(7). 1532–1545. 37 indexed citations
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Jenkins, Hazel, Niamh Moloney, Simon French, et al.. (2022). General practitioner experiences using a low back pain management booklet aiming to decrease non-indicated imaging for low back pain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 71–71. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Hopin, Louise Cullen, Andrew Coggins, et al.. (2022). Diagnoses and trends in use of imaging for low back pain in four Australian emergency departments between 2012 and 2019. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 34(4). 539–546. 6 indexed citations
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Jones, Caitlin & Christopher G. Maher. (2021). “To the Editor of the Journal of Pain Research” [Letter]. Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group). 1 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Giovanni E, Andrew J. McLachlan, Chung‐Wei Christine Lin, et al.. (2021). Efficacy and safety of antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 372. m4825–m4825. 91 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Crystian B., Melanie Hamilton, Adrian C. Traeger, et al.. (2021). Do Patients with Acute Low Back Pain in Emergency Departments Have More Severe Symptoms than Those in General Practice? ASystematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Pain Medicine. 23(4). 614–624. 9 indexed citations
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Lin, Chung‐Wei Christine, Mark J. Hancock, Ian A. Harris, et al.. (2020). Healthcare expenditure and its predictors in a cohort of Australians living with sciatica. European Spine Journal. 30(4). 878–885.
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Nascimento, Dafne Port, et al.. (2019). Abstracts of Low Back Pain Trials Are Poorly Reported, Contain Spin of Information, and Are Inconsistent With the Full Text: An Overview Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 100(10). 1976–1985.e18. 20 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Giovanni E, Gustavo C Machado, Christina Abdel Shaheed, et al.. (2019). Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments. BMJ Quality & Safety. 28(10). 826–834. 69 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Giovanni E, Adrian C. Traeger, & Christopher G. Maher. (2018). Review article: A scoping review of physiotherapists in the adult emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 31(1). 43–57. 26 indexed citations
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Shaheed, Christina Abdel, et al.. (2015). Investigating the Primary Care Management of Low Back Pain: A Simulated Patient Study. Journal of Pain. 17(1). 27–35. 10 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Manuela L., et al.. (2013). Are Older Adults Missing From Low Back Pain Clinical Trials? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Arthritis Care & Research. 66(8). 1220–1226. 78 indexed citations

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